Cavaliere Surname
Approximately 21,142 people bear this surname
Cavaliere Surname User-submission:
Wrongly passed as a surname, Chevalier was originally a nobility title given to warriors and knights of the king. With emigration, the variations of Chevalier multiplied and its origin is hard to trace as it could be given to any man in France.
Read More About This SurnameCavaliere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 15,123 | 1:4,044 | 405 |
| United States | 3,120 | 1:116,173 | 12,525 |
| Brazil | 634 | 1:337,657 | 12,976 |
| Canada | 541 | 1:68,106 | 7,844 |
| Argentina | 375 | 1:113,982 | 9,603 |
| France | 329 | 1:201,893 | 31,384 |
| England | 199 | 1:279,990 | 21,818 |
| Switzerland | 194 | 1:42,335 | 5,920 |
| Australia | 135 | 1:199,968 | 19,617 |
| Belgium | 93 | 1:123,620 | 18,077 |
| Germany | 76 | 1:1,059,282 | 71,604 |
| Venezuela | 61 | 1:495,149 | 9,508 |
| Uruguay | 47 | 1:73,016 | 7,628 |
| Spain | 43 | 1:1,087,257 | 39,071 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Croatia | 16 | 1:264,288 | 27,725 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Moldova | 6 | 1:593,561 | 36,655 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Cavalière (19) & Cavaliére (1) are calculated separately.
Cavaliere (127) may also be a first name.
Cavaliere Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Wrongly passed as a surname, Chevalier was originally a nobility title given to warriors and knights of the king. With emigration, the variations of Chevalier multiplied and its origin is hard to trace as it could be given to any man in France.
- cachevalierThis surname can literally can be translated to 'knight' from Italian. The paternal ancestors of Italians who bear this surname were knights.
- rominCavaliere Demographics
Average Cavaliere Salary in
United States
$52,362 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cavaliere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cavaliere Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cavaliere is found most in Italy. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Cavalière or Cavaliére. Click here for other possible spellings of Cavaliere.
How Common Is The Last Name Cavaliere? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 25,492nd most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 344,695 people. The last name Cavaliere occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Cavaliere reside; 72 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 72 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 825,494th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 127 people.
The surname Cavaliere is most common in Italy, where it is borne by 15,123 people, or 1 in 4,044. In Italy Cavaliere is mostly found in: Campania, where 29 percent reside, Apulia, where 17 percent reside and Veneto, where 11 percent reside. Other than Italy this last name exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.
Cavaliere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cavaliere has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cavaliere surname rose 312,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Cavaliere Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Cavaliere surname are 4.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.18% registered with the political party.
The amount Cavaliere earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 8.92% less than the national average, earning €27,352 per year; in United States they earn 21.35% more than the national average, earning $52,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.41% more than the national average, earning $58,335 CAD per year.
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